Journey’s present improves on the band’s past

• By Reiew by Sjarif Goldstein
• Feb. 25, 2017

When you go to see a band that’s been around as long as Journey has, a band from your youth, it’s easy to get caught up in the past, to get lost in the memories. Read more

Journey brings hits and more to Blaisdell opener

• By Review by Sjarif Goldstein
• Feb. 24, 2017

Soon-to-be Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Journey showed off supreme musicianship as they opened a four-show stay in the islands. Read more

Journey returns as band members prepare for induction of a lifetime

• By Sjarif Goldstein
• Feb. 15, 2017

For the third time in the past eight years, Journey is coming to Hawaii for multiple shows. Read more

Chance the Rapper transforms Blaisdell into a big club in Hawaii debut

• By Sjarif Goldstein
• Jan. 8, 2017

The Chicago performer turns in a short but intimate and ultimately satisfying show Read more

Chance the Rapper is a 21st-century artist

• By Sjarif Goldstein
• Jan. 4, 2017

Chance the Rapper comes to Hawaii this weekend at that stage of his career when each year is bigger than the last. Read more

Odds are, star’s hits got boost from hot TV shows

• By Sjarif Goldstein
• Jan. 4, 2017

As impressive as Chance the Rapper is on record, what sets him apart is his live work. His songs are already far less sample-dependent than most rap, but his performances are even more organic. Read more

Maher and friends deliver on New Year’s Eve

• By Sjarif Goldstein
• Jan. 1, 2017

Bill Maher, Margaret Cho and Dana Gould deliver the New Year’s goods Read more

A trio of veteran comedians comes to Hawaii for the new year

• By Sjarif Goldstein
• Dec. 28, 2016

For the sixth year in a row, Bill Maher is in Hawaii for shows sandwiching the move to the new year. Read more

In true diva form, Carey delivers for a sellout crowd

• By Sjarif Goldstein
• Nov. 25, 2016

When people try to slap a label on you, you have two choices: fight it or embrace it. Read more

Mariah Carey embraces ‘diva’ role in Blaisdell opener

• By Sjarif Goldstein
• Nov. 24, 2016

When people try to slap a label on you, you have two choices: fight it or embrace it. Fighting it can be futile, a waste of effort. And so, Mariah Carey has — especially lately — embraced the public perception that she is a “diva.” Read more

Smollett joins Carey as voice for change

• By Sjarif Goldstein
• Nov. 20, 2016

Jussie Smollett’s booming career brings him to Hawaii for the first time to share a stage with Mariah Carey. Read more

Pop queen Mariah Carey set to play 3 shows in Honolulu

• By Sjarif Goldstein
• Nov. 16, 2016

When Mariah Carey comes to Honolulu next week for three Thanksgiving weekend concerts, she will be armed with more No. 1 singles than she can likely fit into one show — 18 in all. Read more

Earth, Wind & Fire show the reason they keep selling out in Hawaii

• By Sjarif Goldstein
• Sept. 28, 2016

Earth, Wind & Fire perform in Hawaii perhaps more than any major act, selling out six visits just in the 2000s. When they played the Blaisdell Arena on Tuesday night, it was easy to see why they continue to draw. Read more

Tickets selling briskly for trio of Mariah Carey isle concerts

• By Sjarif Goldstein
• Sept. 25, 2016

It has been 18 years since Mariah Carey last performed in Hawaii, but it’s clear the state has not lost any aloha for her, with her visit to the isles bumped up from one show to three within a few hours on Saturday morning. Read more

Third show added for Mariah Carey concert in Honolulu

• By Sjarif Goldstein
• Sept. 24, 2016

After a selling out during a media presale, a second show for Mariah Carey has been added for her “Sweet Sweet Fantasy” tour in Honolulu, concert promoter Rick Bartalini said. The second show will be on Saturday, Nov. 26 at 8 p.m. at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena. Read more

Earth, Wind & Fire to play for ‘heartfelt people’ of Hawaii

• By Sjarif Goldstein
• Sept. 21, 2016

Many top performers never make it to Hawaii for concerts. Very few make the trek out here to the middle of the Pacific more than a few times in their careers. Read more

Mariah Carey to perform at Blaisdell

• By Sjarif Goldstein
• Sept. 21, 2016

This year the day after Thanksgiving — traditionally the start of the holiday shopping season — will be Pink Friday at Blaisdell Arena, as Mariah Carey brings her “Sweet Sweet Fantasy” tour to Honolulu for one night only. And she’s bringing one of the stars of Fox’s hit TV series “Empire” with her. Read more

Review: Mendes and band thrill Blaisdell crowd

• By Sjarif Goldstein
• Sept. 14, 2016

Sergio Mendes’ performance at the Blaisdell Concert Hall on Tuesday night was ostensibly a celebration of the 50th anniversary of his famed Brasil ’66, the bossa nova and pop fusion group that gave him worldwide fame. Read more

Hawaii Baseball Report

• By Sjarif Goldstein
• Sept. 11, 2016

Statistics of players with Hawaii ties in professional baseball through Friday’s games. Read more

Sergio Mendes brings famed pop-bossa nova fusion band to isles

• By Sjarif Goldstein
• Sept. 7, 2016

Brazil is basking in the afterglow of the 2016 Rio Olympics, which put the South American country’s culture on display for the world for two solid weeks. Read more

Hawaii Baseball Report

• By Sjarif Goldstein
• Aug. 28, 2016

Statistics of players with Hawaii ties in professional baseball through Friday’s games: Read more